Most aspies love cats

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I love dogs - as I do all animals - but I always feel a bit imidated by them, the noise from barking and the way they jump up at you when they're friendly. Whereas cats and their way of showing affection are quiet. Anything that's loud and boisterous worries me a bit.

My family has always had cats and never a dog, so maybe I'm just more used to them.

I want to get a Maine Coon, but I don't know how good of an idea it is with my allergies.l

I love dogs and rats myself. I can see why aspies would like cats though. I'd be open to the idea of getting one when and if I move out. What's interesting is that my grandma used to have a cat when I was little, and he was like my only best friend before I had pets of my own. I think I can talk to cats too, at least they seem to understand me because when I meow at them they meow back. I can make a good meowing noise.

And have you ever tried with a tank of beautifull fish?

I have a cat and until recently a had fishes. I would prefer them because of the quiet swimming, the variaty of colors and the mixture with the green of the plans. I could spent hours watching them. I had fish for 9 years. I gave them away to my sister-in-law. Infortunately now i want as less duties as i can.
The only problem is that most people are afraid of Teca (the cat) so i will keep it. She's 12.

My husband and I bought this Atari nostalgia game. When we played "pong" one of the cats just swatted at the ball as it went back and forth. It was pretty funny.

While I was growing up, my family always had a cat or two, no other pets. I liked the cat(s) better than my family or "friends". I really missed the presence of a cat when I lived in college dorm room. After leaving school I moved into an apartment w/roommate & cats. Later, when we moved separately, I (gladly) inherited his cats-saved me the task of picking out one from a shelter, and I already had built up close relationship with these two.
Live on my own now & have a cat that I adore & treasure, as a creature I enjoy talking to & interacting with. She keeps me company, she sits on my lap whenever I'm seated on the toilet (know that's bizarre, but it wasn't my idea-it was hers), and challenges me with just-barely-manageable chaos. I cannot tolerate children-my cat functions as my focus instead. The effort of taking care of/accomodating her is worth it to me, because I like my cat so much.
I like "plain" cats, domestic shorthairs of no particular extreme characteristics (behaviorally or physically), female only-my personality gets along well with human males, but not male animals. Prefer adult cats to kittens, same as with people. Like having a cat that isn't "special" looking or difficult to maintain, one that others might not appreciate because she's "boring" looking.

Have had three cats in the house for the last five years, absolutely adore them. I like dogs as well, but not on the same level as felines.

I love cats... and I get along with them very well. Even ones that tend to not be too keen on new people, I get along with.

the cat will be very afraid becaus it is new. the best way i found out is slowly show her/him a warm bath by putting a paw down and soothingly console that it has nothing to be afraid of. secondly give it a treat after the bath. it will soon realize that it's ok.

I am currently reading Temple Grandin's "Animals in Translation." She mentioned that she had a Siamese cat, BeeLee. She talked about learning how to pet a cat properly. Her cat would run until she learned that a cat needed to be stroked gently. I wish that all children would be taught how to treat animals well. I have had animals since childhood and learned early to love them.